Take Control of Stress and Feelings of Being Overwhelmed

Stress happens! Yes, being stressed is unavoidable it seems, and it can and does happen to most of us at one time or another. The expression, “I’m all stressed out!”, is quite common today. Or perhaps your inner voice may be telling you that, ‘hey, things are getting quite overwhelming here’ or ‘I’m beginning to feel like I’m being pulled apart at the seams’.

So, you may be asking yourself, ‘how come I’m so stressed out all the time?’ Is there a way that I can avoid these many uncomfortable physical and mental symptoms that are affecting my work, relationships, and my health?

When a person is really feeling ‘stressed out’ in their lives it’s often because they may be experiencing more than one stressful event happening simultaneously. This feeling of being overwhelmed with stressful events that appear to be out of your control can open the ‘flood gates’ so to speak of your catecholamines which are the hormones made by your adrenal glands located on top of your kidneys.

Your adrenal glands send those catecholamines into your bloodstream when you’re physically or emotionally stressed because of receiving the communication between the hypothalamus and the pituitary glands about the fact that you seem to be fearful or afraid for some reason. This communication then sets into motion the hormones needed from your adrenal glands which is the result of your sympathetic nervous system being alerted of the necessity of your ‘fight or flight’ system to be utilized.

Why does this happen you may ask? Often, it’s our own mental dialogue that can sometimes be to blame here. Before I explain further, though, here are some of the many events that trigger stress and the mental and physical symptoms of stress and the many health problems created because of experiencing chronic stress….

Events Causing Symptoms of Stress:

A new addition to the family like a new baby, an adopted child or an older relative moving into the household

Being a full-time caregiver for sick or disabled family member or spouse

Being over-your-head in financial debt

Children leaving the home

Changing schools

Changing your line of work

Death of a spouse, close family member, or a close friend

Major and minor violations of the law

Marriage – planning for, paying for, future expectations

Moving residences

Marital separation and/or Divorce

Personal injury or illness

Pregnancy – wanted or unwanted

Retirement from work or being Fired from work or Laid off from work

Sexual difficulties, loss of libido and desire

Taking out a new mortgage or just paying for a mortgage or qualifying for a mortgage

Trouble with your boss, disagreements with work mates, not enjoying your work

Have you ever wondered if your own mental dialogue may be part of the reason for these physical and mental symptoms of stress that you keep having? Are any of these statements true for you?

‘If I don’t get this report done on time my boss is going to kill me!’

‘I can’t be late again for work or else I’ll be fired from my job!’

‘If I don’t get into the right lane, I’ll miss the turn off and I’ll be late for work’

‘I have to get my daughter into that school, or she’ll never amount to anything in life and I will have failed as a parent’

‘How will I ever live without my husband here to support and love me?’

And on and on it goes…. There’s a myriad of negative scary statements that we often say to ourselves that can set us up for becoming fearful and ultimately over stressed. And if we keep on saying these statements it only keeps perpetuating this feeling of being overwhelmed, unsafe, insecure, hopeless and helpless. And because our mind and body are biologically programmed to react to this stress by activating our sympathetic nervous system, our bodies will be filled with adrenal hormones designed to help you during times of ‘fight or flight’.

If you never seem to resolve these negative and fearful issues or statements that you keep saying to yourself, you will keep your body flooded with all of these adrenal hormones which ultimately causes you to endure the many physical and mental symptoms or side-effects of stress. Your mind and body will never seem to break free from all these fearful projections, so it doesn’t go back to normal or homeostasis again, and you lose that feeling of being calm and in control.

What if you could turn off the negative fearful mental dialogue in your head and instead speak more positively to yourself?

By seeing a hypnotherapist for stress relief, it helps you to:

Learn how to relax again and let go of the ‘what if’s’ in life

Learn how to change your focus on what is possible for you and realistic

Give you the tools for you to change your outlook on stressful events that may be happening to you so that you don’t get caught up in a whirlwind of negativity

Helping you to learn how to live in the present moment and free yourself from negative projections

Giving you a sense of empowerment by getting your subconscious mind to give you examples of past accomplishments instead of failures

You will find hypnotherapy to be quite beneficial towards helping you get some relief from your stress. You may be surprised at how easy it is to do and how you can teach yourself new ways of handling tough situations that can happen in your life.

If you want to take control of your stress and the feelings of being overwhelmed our hypnosis sessions for overcoming stress will help you to feel calm, relaxed, and in control in most any situation in your life. If you are ready to take the first step book an appointment now!

Through various techniques hypnotherapy gives a client an opportunity to give themselves a mental cleaning, helping to remove negative thoughts and destructive beliefs. Hypnotherapy can help you tackle the difficulties of life feeling fresh, more confident, and more optimistic.

Take advantage of a free introductory consultation where you can discuss your problem in a caring, nonjudgmental and confidential environment.

There is no obligation to proceed into therapy and the consultation is completely FREE!

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What Our Clients Say

I came to Ron at the Nanaimo Hypnotherapy Center for panic attacks. He gave me the tools and the foundation on how to deal with my attacks. Since starting hypnosis, I am better able to control my panic attacks and have used it also for other areas in my life.

Donna F

I came here looking for a way to relax and deal with stress more effectively. Each session taught me how to put things into perspective and helped me relax more in school.

Chelsea L

I conquered it calmly. I feel more relaxed on a daily basis. Thank you so much!